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Jaundice in newborn babies

Key points about treatments

Jaundice in newborn babies usually goes away without any treatment. But if it's more serious, simple treatments using lights usually help.

Putting a baby in a crib placed under a series of ultraviolet lights (called phototherapy) is a simple treatment that almost always works.
Or your baby might be wrapped in a blanket that releases light.
Occasionally a baby may need an exchange transfusion. This means some of the baby's blood is removed and replaced with blood from a donor. This treatment works very quickly. But rarely it can cause serious side effects.

This information was last updated on May 07, 2008

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